Gastroenterology Coding Alert
Clarification:
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
Published on Thu Oct 23, 2003
In the sixth paragraph of "Don't Let Modifier -25 Headaches Take Over" in the October issue of Gastroenterology Coding Alert, readers are informed that 45305 (Proctosigmoidoscopy, rigid; with biopsy, single or multiple) is the proper code for a flexible sigmoidoscopy with biopsy. In fact, the correct code for a flexible sigmoidoscopy is 45331 (Sigmoidoscopy, flexible; with biopsy, single or multiple).
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